Phonograph-record cabinet



Feb. 13, 1923.

H. E. MEARES.

PHONOGRAPH RECORD CABINET.

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FILED OCT-10,1921.

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Feb. 13, 1923. H. E. MEARES.

PH'ONOGRAPH RECORD CABINET.

FILED OCT-10.1921.

STAUUNAHY REVOLUBLE Ulbliilllhl@ STATES PATIENT HARRY E. MEARESQZOF CENTRALIA, FLORIDA. i

PHONOGRAPH-RECORD CABINET.

Application filed October 10, 1921'. Serial No. 506,848.

To all whomz'tfmag 001mm: upper plate 17 and a lower plate 18, while Beit known that l, HARRY E. Mannes, a the members of the other set are supported citizen ofthe United States, residing at Cenin the same way but at a slightly greater tralia, in the county of Hernando and State 1'distance from the pedestal. Each leaf 16 as of Florida, have invented certain newand. here shown comprises a sheet of material 60 useful lmproven'ients in Phonograph-lecsuch as aluminum bent to form the side ord Cabinets, ot' which the following is a members 19 and 20. The sheets are supspecilication. ported by three spacers 21, the two lower Iy said invention relates to a cabinet for spacers being formed with inclined upper holding phonograjih records and it is an obsurfaces so that record disks will roll to- 6'5 50` Between the side members 13 there are through. It will be seen that there is no 105 ject thereof to provide a cabinet which shall ward the rear of the compartments thus hold a large number of records in separated formed and will normally maintain the deielation so as to prevent danger of scratclisired position. The pivots formember 16 ing or mari-ing of the surface of one by the preferably consist of rods or lengths of wire l5 other, as in placing them in the cabinet or 22 held in place by the bent formation at 70 i'eiiioving them therefrom. the rear of the holder and by the adjacent A further object of my invention is to pioends of the spacers. 'At the front the holder vide a device of the kind described in which is cut away at 23 midway between each pair phonograph records shall be held in sepaof spacers to enable theA user to grasp a prorated relation but in such a fashion that the jecting part ofthe disk record. Each of the 75 naines on the disks can be read without recompartments .is provided with registering moving the records from the cabinet. openings at opposite sides thereof at 24 A further object ofthe device is toliold the whereby the name of the record on each side records in such a fashion as shall prevent of the disk may be read with facility withwarping. out necessitating the movement on one an- 80 Referring to the accompanying drawings other of contacting parts of adjacent recwhicli are made a part hereof and on which oi'ds and consequent damage. The openings similar reference characters indicate simimay be covered with transparent material 1211 parts, if desired and the cell walls are lined with Figure l is a perspective of my device, soft material, such for example as plush, to 85 Figure 2 a central vertical section tlieieprevent damage to the record surface. of 0n line 2 2 of Figure 3, The plates 1T and 18 may conveniently Figure 3 a horizontal section. be made of brass' while the case will pref- Figure 4 a detail of a device adapted to erably be of hard wood and the center post hold two records, and may either be of wood or metal. I do not 90 liigures 5 and G illustrate modifications of limit myself to any particular construction the device. or materials but consider that the use of In the drawings 10 indicates four or more brass for the hanger frame and aluminum feet on a pedestal 11 which supports the for the `leaves would provide a desirable parts of the cabinet. Such parts comprise color scheme and that these materials are 95 a top 12 which, as will be evident, can be well suited for the purpose. y

used as a table, a plurality of fixed side memln the use of my device any door may be bers 13 and a bottom le. In the preferred opened and a considerable number of leaves form of iny'invention these parts are rigidly can be reached and turned so that both attached t0 the pedestal the whole forming a sides of the contained records may lbe in- 100 very substantial piece of furniture thus parspected, all withoutl elfecting any contact ticularly adapting it for use as a table where of one record with the other. The doors,

such use would result in a saving of room 0r if desired, may bev marked in various ways be otherwise convenient. to indicate the records accessible theresupported a plurality of doors 15 extending danger of Scratching or marring by contact from the top to the bottom of the case. of one record with the other. The'surface Within the case a number of leaves 16 are of the leaves adjacent the records will .prefarranged in two sets, the one set .being piverably be covered with some softmaterial. otally supported close to the pedestal byan lt will be obvious to those skilled in the 110 art, that various Changes may be made in the structure shown and above described without departing fromv the k:spirit of my invention, the true seope ot' which is shown in the. appended claims. As an example ol: Such modifications l have shown in Fig'- ure 5 a structure in which the entire leaf hanger trame with its leaves is adapted to revolve inside the. stationary trame which may then have only a singley door il desired. The door may have a Window ot' glass.l or. even the entire casing; may be made of glass, in some instances. In Figure o a structure is shown in which the center post and leaf supports are stationary while the outer t 'ame is adapted to revolve. the leaves being. pivoted as in the mmliications above. described. l have not deemed it necessary to indicatefspecitically the structure ol the lastsnamed modifications as it is believed to be within the Skill of the ordinary cabinet maker to embody these modifications in the structure of my invention in various ways.

Having); thus fully described my said invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is:

l. A phonograph record cabinet comprising a eenter post. uppe and lower supports extending radially thereof, a set of leaves pivoted on said Supports close to the center post and a second setot leaves arranged between the members of the first set and pivotally mounted on said supports at a greater distance from the center support, substantially as set forth.

2. A phonograph ,record cabinet comprising a center post, a plurality ot record holding leaves having upper and lower compartments, a spacer between the compartments and spacers above and below each compartment, a pair of parallel side members formed :from a Single piece of metal and adapted to serve as walls tor the compartments whereby the records are protected trom dust and warping. said side. members having` apertures adapted to render visible a portion ot the record within ea'eh `compartment, a rod extendinp the length of each leatl and protrudinp beyond the upper and lower spacers to provide pivots lor the leali, a top member. a bottom member. and a plurality ot doors extending' therebetween and providing' access to the records. substantiallY as set forth.

E. A lent' tor holding phonograph records comprising' an uppc' and a lower compartnllnt'iiormed by spacers above and bel( w each comlmrtment. a rod extending the length ol cach leaf and protrudingl beyond the upper and lower spacers. sheet metal walls formed from a single piece ot' metal bent around said rod, said walls being spaced to accommodate a record and having' circular openings concentric with`the record in each compartment and for view ing the same. substantially as set forth.

el. A leat for holdin Y phonograph records formed trom a single piece ot metal bent backwardly upon itseltto provide a pair yoi parallel walls spaced to accommodate a record and to protect the recortd trom dust and warping'. a rod adjacent the bent portion thereot' and having' upper and lower ends extending beyond the lat' to provide supports for the lea't..substantially :is set Halter r. Mrlanns. p.. a]

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